Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations (SOR/90-351)

Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations,

contaminated

contaminated, with respect to fish, means fish in or on which bacteria, toxins, chemical compounds or other substances are present to a degree that may constitute a danger to public health; (contaminé)

Regional Director General

Regional Director General means a Regional Director General or an Associate Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. (directeur général régional)

Prohibition Order

• 3 (1) Where a Regional Director General has reason to believe that fish of any species in any area are contaminated, the Regional Director General may issue an order prohibiting fishing in that area for that species.

• (2) Notwithstanding any other regulations made under the Fisheries Act, where a Regional Director General issues an order under subsection (1) in respect of an area, no person shall, in that area, fish for or catch and retain any species of fish specified in the order unless

  • (a) the person is the holder of a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying that licence; or

  • (b) the person is named in a licence issued under subsection 4(1) and is carrying a copy of that licence.

Licence

• 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), on application and payment by a person of the appropriate fee set out in the table to this subsection, the Minister may issue the person a licence authorizing the person and any other person named in the licence to fish in any area in respect of which an order is issued under subsection 3(1), for any species specified in that order.

  Item	Column I	Column II
  	Licence	Fee
  1	Fish for the purpose of scientific investigation	$100
  2	Fish for food purposes	$100, plus $20 for each person named in the licence other than the holder of the licence
  3	Fish for the purpose of obtaining bait	$100

• (2) Where a person wishes to obtain a licence to fish for food purposes, the person shall submit to the Minister a decontamination plan that satisfies the Minister that the fish will be decontaminated before being used for human consumption.

5 No person who catches and retains

• (a) fish under a licence to fish for the purpose of scientific investigation shall use the fish for any purpose other than scientific investigation;

• (b) fish under a licence to fish for food purposes shall handle the fish except in accordance with the decontamination plan submitted under subsection 4(2) in connection with the licence; or

• (c) fish under a licence to fish for the purpose of obtaining bait shall use the fish for any purpose other than bait.